Returned to gliding after many years and out of touch with types and prices. Have narrowed it down to one of these types but nothing set in concrete. ASW20, ASW27, ASW28, Discus, Discus 2 or Ventus. Was originally looking to buy a lower cost glider but with interest rates being so poor, I am...

Hello gentlemen and others, Im considering acquiring a Standard Libelle as a first private aircraft, after recently converting to a single Astir at my local club. I have an opportunity to check one out, but have to travel a long way to see her, half way across the country. One concern is whether...

Hi everyone I just started glider flying lessons and I'M HOOKED!!! Unfortunately, the closest glider club is 3:45 hr drive away. I also live in an area that looks to me to be perfect for ridge soaring, with a range of mountains facing the west that runs for at least 85 miles, and possibly...

David Grah The flight had been arranged for Wednesday out of my home airport at Bishop, California, but the weather didn't look good enough that day for the flight I hoped for. The weather forecast looked better on Thursday, 10 July 2003, so, the flight would be that day. The main impact of the...

I am not a pilot, but familiar with flight simulation. I know that gliding limits your ability to control altitude. This is extremely risky? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFQc7VRJowk&feature=colike Mainly curious about how difficult that was. Thanks.

I like many others understand that the glider community is small, and perhaps getting smaller. In trying to sell my glider, I placed an ad on Tim Mara's Wings and Wheels. He states on his website that he offers this for free to help the community. Or so I thought. Selling a glider is a difficult...

Groupflights, a new Python program, now updates club/group web pages to show recent personal flight distance and speed improvements, recent top flights and all-time top flights. Updated daily from WeGlide, OnLineContest, and SkyLines. You can see a working example at...

Odd circumstance: http://www.lagrangenews.com/news/home_top-news/3729615/Updated:-3-killed-in-plane-crash-at-LaGrange-Callaway-Airport JP

Hi All - I've posted some notes about PowerFLARM at Mifflin, and encourage pilots to post their experiences he http://powerflarm.us/2012/05/powerflarm-results-from-mifflin-and-elswehere/ Also, I posted some notes on installations, including the "Hall of Shame" which you may find entertaiing....

Skyline Soaring Club has suffered a tragic loss of a member in the crash of our tow plane. The accident occurred on October 7th while towing an ASK21.. The glider released at very low altitude and returned safely to the airport. The NTSB is investigating and factual information is shown on their...

Hi Group Will someone please explain why negative flaps supposedly provides better aileron control. I know conventional wisdom says that it does but WHY? It is not intuitively obvious at least to me. Yes I have tried negative flaps at low speeds both on the roll and braking but its effect as far as...

Could anyone help me out with an electronic copy of the schematic diagram for this radio please? Problem is suspected to be relay-related? Any advice appreciated. Paul Hodgetts

Hi All, This is a bit of a loaded question (I think both sellers are contributors to RAS) - but I'd like to get as much feedback as possible from as wide of an audience as possible... I've been agonizing (here and elsewhere) between the niceties of a DG-300 and the flapped flexibilities of an...

We had two landouts at Seminole yesterday, both in the same field, - a pasture with cattle and a locked gate. One of the pilots visited a nearby farmhouse, and spoke with the wife of the property owner asking permission to enter and a key. She was very nice and called her son. He agreed to call...

All, I have a new (to me) glider and trailer. Good rig, but like most things, capable of improvement. The ramp that extends from the back of the trailer for assembly has a single, car style scissor (spare tire) jack for raising and lowering the fuselage. It rocks back and forth a bit too much,...

I am building a Duster Sailplane in my garage here in Eden Prairie, MN USA. I am attempting to revive interest building and flying the Duster sailplane. I have been working with Ben Jansson, the original designer of the Duster and I now have the ability to provide full size, high quality, scale...

This came up today on askacfi.com. Most of us have seen someone who used to fly but hasn't for years and decides to take up soaring. These people have no medical, no flight review, and no 90-day currency. They cannot fly whatever it is they used to fly, but with some - maybe a lot - of time and...

Several people have had good luck towing a glider with a Subaru Forester. I do not know why mine is different. I just bought a 2004 Forester tried to tow with it. Mine is a nightmare. It is unstable above 50mph. It has a lot of side to side sway above 50mph if there is any steering input. It is...

I have seen several videos on youtube lately where the glider pilot holds the tow release handle during all parts tow. I've been told it is taught this way by some in the UK. Sorry to pick on you folks on the other side of the pond as I love your country and can't wait to come over and glide with...

I lost my best friend in a mid-air last November, a Cirrus hit a tow plane in Colorado, we had a mid-air at Parowan and now the mid-air in Uvalde! I'm going ballistic as in Ballistic recovery system (BRS). At my age there's no way I'm getting out of my ship unless it's straight and level and...